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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRATRICIDE

From Latin frātricīda.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FRATRICIDE

fratricide  [ˈfrætrɪˌsaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRATRICIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fratricide is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRATRICIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fratricide

Fratricide is the act of a person killing his or her brother. Related concepts are sororicide, child murder, infanticide, filicide, patricide, matricide, mariticide and uxoricide. See also siblicide.

Definition of fratricide in the English dictionary

The first definition of fratricide in the dictionary is the act of killing one's brother. Other definition of fratricide is a person who kills his brother. Fratricide is also the destruction of or interference with a nuclear missile before it can strike its target caused by the earlier explosion of a warhead at a nearby target.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRATRICIDE


acaricide
əˈkærɪˌsaɪd
bactericide
bækˈtɪərɪˌsaɪd
countryside
ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd
herbicide
ˈhɜːbɪˌsaɪd
homicide
ˈhɒmɪˌsaɪd
infanticide
ɪnˈfæntɪˌsaɪd
insecticide
ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd
matricide
ˈmætrɪˌsaɪd
Merseyside
ˈmɜːzɪˌsaɪd
parricide
ˈpærɪˌsaɪd
patricide
ˈpætrɪˌsaɪd
pesticide
ˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd
silicide
ˈsɪlɪˌsaɪd
sororicide
səˈrɒrɪˌsaɪd
Speyside
ˈspeɪˌsaɪd
sporicide
ˈspɔːrɪˌsaɪd
suicide
ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd
uxoricide
ʌkˈsɔːrɪˌsaɪd
viricide
ˈvaɪrɪˌsaɪd
wayside
ˈweɪˌsaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRATRICIDE

frat
fratch
fratchy
frate
frater
fraternal
fraternalism
fraternally
fraternisation
fraterniser
fraternities
fraternity
fraternity pin
fraternization
fraternize
fraternizer
fratery
fratricidal
fratry

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRATRICIDE

algicide
assisted suicide
biopesticide
culpable homicide
decide
deicide
feticide
filicide
foeticide
fungicide
germicide
justifiable homicide
larvicide
liberticide
miticide
negligent homicide
nematicide
raticide
rodenticide
spermicide
tyrannicide

Synonyms and antonyms of fratricide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fratricide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRATRICIDE

Find out the translation of fratricide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fratricide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fratricide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同室操戈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fratricidio
570 millions of speakers

English

fratricide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भ्रातृघातक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأشقاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

братоубийство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fratricídio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্রাতৃঘাতক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fratricide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fratricide
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brudermord
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

兄弟殺し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

형제 살해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fratricide
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người phạm tội giết anh em
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடன்பிறப்பைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रॅट्रिकडाइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kardeş katili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fraticidio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fratricide
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

братовбивство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fratricid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδελφοκτονίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

broedermoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fratricide
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brodermord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fratricide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRATRICIDE»

The term «fratricide» is normally little used and occupies the 113.928 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRATRICIDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fratricide» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fratricide» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fratricide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRATRICIDE»

Discover the use of fratricide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fratricide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Faith and Fratricide: The Theological Roots of Anti-Semitism
The Christology which Rosemary Ruether presupposes in her Faith and Fratricide, without spelling it out in detail, is worked out by her with great brilliance in a large manuscript, as yet unpublished, entitled Messiah of Israel and Cosmic Christ.
Rosemary Ruether, 1996
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Fratricide in the Holy Land: A Psychoanalytic View of the ...
This is the first English-language book ever to apply psychoanalytic knowledge to the understanding of the most intractable international struggle in our world today—the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Avner Falk, 2005
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Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East
Offers insight into the violent relationship between Israel and Palestine, discussing the internal rifts that contribute to daily conflicts and focusing on individuals whose lives impact or reflect regional circumstances.
Matt Rees, 2004
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From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Ethics of Anger in Genesis
This dissertation aims to fill this gap in scholarship, showing both how anger functions as a literary motif in Genesis and how this book offers moral guidance for engaging this emotion.
Matthew Richard Schlimm, 2008
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Operation Desert Storm: Apache Helicopter Fratricide Incident
On Feb. 7, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm, a Bradley and an M113 were destroyed by 2 Hellfire missiles fired from an Apache helicopter. Two U.S. soldiers were killed, and 6 others were wounded in the incident.
Barbara J. Cart, William E. McDaniel, E. Randy Stone, 1997
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The Human Factors of Fratricide
Introduction Chapter 1 identified the need for a systemic exploration ofthe problem of fratricide. A model was developed from a synthesis of fratricide and wider ergonomics literature, continuing an existing emphasis on the teamwork aspects of ...
Dr Laura Rafferty, Dr Guy H Walker, Professor Neville A Stanton, 2012
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The liberal civil war: fraternity and fratricide on the Left
The Liberal Civil War: Fraternity and Fratricide on the Left explores the struggles and controversy of the liberal community during the early years of the Cold War.
Jim Tuck, 1998
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The Tillman fratricide: what the leadership of the Defense ...
what the leadership of the Defense Department knew : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, August 1, 2007 United States. Congress.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 2008
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Fratricide in Battle: (Un)Friendly Fire
Fratricide, or ‘Friendly Fire’, is a persistent and unwelcome feature in war. Can it be avoided? How can it be properly understood?
Charles Kirke, 2014
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Eve's Children: The Biblical Stories Retold and Interpreted ...
BROTHERS AND FRATRICIDE IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN: ISRAEL, GREECE AND ROME JAN N. BREMMER After the expulsion of the first mortals from Paradise, the author of Genesis immediately continues with the story of Cain  ...
Gerard P. Luttikhuizen, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRATRICIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fratricide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lack of facilities at stations common plea of policewomen at first …
The initiative is the latest among the slew of measures that has been taken after the Vakola fratricide. rohit.alok@expressindia.com. Do you like ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Depolarized Argentina
... accused by her critics of steering the nation to the brink of political fratricide. Want more? Scioli was speaking on Radio Mitre, which happens ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
3
Young and European? We are Greece, we are the 99%
The current fiscal competition between member states is fratricide, especially when some of them even facilitate tax evasion! Once again, the ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
4
As Iraq splinters, Kurds' own unity put to test
Renewed conflict is almost unthinkable, but the 1990s “war of fratricide” has left a profound imprint on the Kurdish regional government, known ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
5
Vice Chief: Smaller Army Must Make Its Network Allied-Forces Friendly
... gotten tired of waiting and proceeded to attack without fires, and then we had a fratricide scenario. So that is what happens when we don't get ... «Military.com, Jul 15»
6
Fratricide
A young man was killed allegedly by his elder brother at Baghasura village in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Monday. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
7
Top cops to have monthly counselling sessions with women personnel
Sources said that the order is part of the several measures that is being taken following the fratricide at Vakola earlier this year where an ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Trump redoubles racist invective against Mexican immigrants
... Mike Huckabee has responded favorably to the appeal from Friess, expressing his “hope that we don't commit fratricide again as a party.”. «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
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Sneed exclusive: Spike Lee to judge peace photography contest
“I hope that we don't commit fratricide again as a party,” Huckabee wrote, according to a copy of his response obtained by the AP. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
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Donors ask GOP candidates to stay civil
“I hope that we don't commit fratricide again as a party,” Huckabee wrote, according to a copy of his response obtained by AP. Read other ... «Oneida Dispatch, Jul 15»

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